208) By a regulation in 1793, the District Collector was deprived of his judicial powers and made the collecting agent only. What was the reason for such regulation?
A) Lord Cornwallis felt that the District Collector's efficiency of revenue collection would enormously
B) Lord Cornwallis was alarmed at the extent of power concentrated in the District Collector and felt t
C) Lord Cornwallis felt that Judicial power should compulsorily be in the hands of Europeans while Indi
D) The judicial work demanded a deep knowledge of India and a good training in law and Lord Cornwallis

209) By defeating Harshavardhana on the banks of river Narmada, which Chalukya ruler stopped him from expanding into south ?
A) Vikramaditya
B) Pulkesin II
C) Pulkesin I
D) Chandragupta Maurya

212) By what name is the Ganga known in Bangladesh?
A) Padma
B) Bhagirathi
C) Rupnarayan
D) Nubra

213) By which Act the Bicameral Central Legislature was established during the British period for the first time?
A) Govt. of India Act 1919
B) Govt. of India Act 1935
C) Indian Council Act 1861
D) None of the these

214) By which of the following Acts were the Commercial Rights of East India Company abolished?
A) Charter Act of 1813
B) Charter Act of 1853
C) Regulating Act of 1773
D) Charter Act of 1833

215) Can one person act as Governor for more than one State?
A) Yes
B) No
C) Only for six months
D) Only for one year

216) Can the qualifications of acquiring natural citizenship be waived? Under which conditions can these be waived?
A) Yes, if the applicant worked for human progress in general
B) Yes, if the applicant has rendered service for world peace
C) Yes, if a person has rendered distinguished service to the cause of science or art, philosophy or li
D) All of these

217) Canal irrigation is most important in the Northern Plains of India because:
A) the soil is porous
B) the level of underground water is high
C) the sources of canals are perennial rivers
D) the region is densely populated

218) Capital of Belgium is?
A) Paris
B) Brussels
C) Austria
D) Ottawa

219) Capital output ratio of a commodity measures
A) Its per unit cost of production
B) The amount of capital invested per unit of output
C) The ratio of capital depreciation to quantity of output
D) The ratio of working capital employed to quantity of output

224) Cereal(s) grown by the people of the Harappan Civilisation was/were:
A) Wheat
B) Rice
C) Millet
D) All of these

225) Chandragupta Maurya built the first great empire in India with the help of?
A) Bindusara
B) Kautilya
C) Seleucus
D) Mahapadmananda

226) Chandragupta Maurya with the help of Chanakya decided to overthrow the Nandas because:
A) Chanakya had been humiliated by the Nandas
B) the Nandas were low-born
C) the Nandas had accumulated a great deal of wealth by extortion and oppression of the people
D) Chanakya wanted to restore the ideal of Kshatriya rule

243) Consider the following statements: 1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to come in Champaran to investigate the problem of peasants. 2. Acharya J. B. Kriplani was one of the Mahatma Gandhi's colleagues in his Champaran investigation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2

244) Consider the following statements: 1. Raja Rammohun Roy was an advocate of ethical social reform, and political liberalism in India 2. He was the founder of Banaras Hindu University 3. He attacked the practice of Sati Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) only 1 and 3
D) 1, 2 and 3

245) Consider the following statements: The Cripps Proposals include the provision for 1. Full independence for India. 2. Creation of Constitution-making body. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2

248) Consider the statements: 1. The first telegraph line in India was laid between Kolkata and Diamond Harbour. 2. The first Export processing zone in India was set up in Kandla. Which statements given above is/are correct?
A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2

249) Considering the location of mountains in India which one of the following is in right sequence from south to north?
A) Dodabetta, Kailash, Dhaulagiri, Vindhyachal
B) Dodabetta, Vindhyachal, Dhaulagiri, Kailash
C) Dhaulagiri, Kailash, Dodabetta, Vindhyachal
D) Dhaulagiri, Vindhyachal, Dodabetta, Kailash